June Medal

Bright skies and a gentle wind greeted golfers at Reay on Saturday as they gathered to compete for glory in the June Medal. The benign conditions were definitely a factor as a number of very low scores were carded in an event which also doubled up as the second qualifying round for the Club Championships.

The lowest nett score of the day was an outstanding 62 recorded by John Disbury which gave him the victory in Category Two by a margin of two shots. A steady outward half of 43 was followed by an excellent inward half of 41. As well as the silverware Disbury received a well-deserved handicap reduction of 2 shots for his efforts. The runners-up spot went to Jake Watson who has returned several excellent scores since joining the club this season. His nett 64 came courtesy of a gross 84 made up of halves of 43 and 41. Lee Malcolm took third spot in Category Two following an excellent nett 66, after a gross score of 82, with the highlight of his round coming in the shape of a birdie at the 13th.

Category One was dominated by a trio of the clubs promising young players, with Ruari McCartney emerging victorious following a superb round of nett 63. His gross round of 74 was made up of halves of 38 and 36 with a single birdie at the 13th. Ross Munro was edged in to second place on countback following his nett 63, courtesy of the lowest gross score of the day a blistering 68. Matching halves of 34 included birdies at the 4th, 16th and 18th holes. Third place was claimed by Euan Munro after a super round of 76 gave him a nett 65. Euan bagged a brace of birdies at the 5th and 17th holes.